Like his fellow Millennials (who may or may not be technically over 100 years of age due to disaster-induced death sleeps), Breath of the wilderness‘s Link dreams of home ownership. Unlike the rest of us, he can actually achieve that goal. There is only one problem: the house is bad. Between the initial purchase and upgrades, it costs Rs 4,400, and ends up being nothing more than a glorified storage unit. Thank goodness for a new mod that spruces up the place a bit.
Modder Waikuteru’s “House Enhancements” mod does exactly what it says on the tin, adding a stable, a fish pond, a cooking nook, a better bed that gives you extra hearts when you wake up, and your own cucco buddy from which to get eggs. There are also fun new decorations, including concept art on the walls, and you can always access it with a custom warp point (which, in a clever way, automatically dispels bad weather when you use it).
“This mod re-imagines owning a home BotW to make it a worthwhile purchase – something you’ll want to use regularly – while retaining the original game feel and balance of the game, ” Waikuteru wrote in a video description on YouTube.
It’s a solid starter – functionality that, frankly, should have been in the game from the start. That said, I will not rest until I am able to tame every dog in Hyrule, after which they will take up residence in the fields around my home and live in a state of eternal bliss. If modders can’t do this, consider it a demand for Breath of the Wild 2. If that doesn’t work, at least let me pet them!
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